NMFS Issues Final Rule to Prohibit Drift Gillnets in California/Oregon Thresher Shark/Swordfish Fishery During El Nino Conditions

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is implementing a time and area closure in U.S. waters off southern California to protect loggerhead sea turtles from incidental take during the California/Oregon thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet fishery, which will be closed from June to August during El Nino conditions.